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How do I enable asks on Tumblr mobile app?

How do I enable asks on Tumblr mobile app?

In the app: Go to a blog, tap the person icon, and then Ask….To enable the ask feature on the web:

  1. Click “Settings” under the account menu at the top of the dashboard, then on the right side of the page, choose the blog you’d like to update.
  2. In the Ask section, enable “Let people ask questions.”

How do you delete asks on Tumblr?

Any fan mail sent directly to you appears here, as do submissions to your blog and any questions sent through the Tumblr ask feature (if enabled). Messages are shown chronologically, with the most recent at the top. To delete a message, click the cross icon next to it and then click “OK.”

Are Tumblr asks really anonymous?

As a Tumblr user you get 10 ‘Asks’ a day and only five of them can be anonymous. Anonymous ‘Asks’ can only be answered publicly on the blog itself; questions posted anonymously cannot be traced back to the Tumblr user, so the only way to respond is publicly, because there is no name to address the answer to.

How do you answer a question on Tumblr mobile?

The “Answer” button features an outline of a square with the silhouette icon of a pencil. Enter your reply to the question. Add tags and a subject line, if desired, and then click the “Publish” button to publish the reply to your blog as a new blog post.

How do you edit your ask on Tumblr mobile?

To create or customize the settings for your Ask page, click the gear icon in your blog’s dashboard to open the Settings menu. Click the name of the blog to edit in the left sidebar, then scroll to the Ask section. Click the “Let People Ask Questions” check box to enable the feature.

Can you take back an ask on Tumblr?

Whether you ask questions on other user’s blogs with your Tumblr username or anonymously, Tumblr doesn’t provide you with a record of past questions on your account. A question can only be seen again if the owner of the blog where you asked it chooses to provide you with an answer.

How do you know if someone answered your ask on Tumblr?

Yes. Tumblr now notifies you on the Desktop Dashboard — and in Activity from the desktop — when your ask messages have been answered. If you enable email notifications, Tumblr also emails you when your ask gets an answer.

Can Tumblr track IP address?

Sadly, Tumblr has disabled any relatively simple way to find out someone’s IP address. For that, you’d have to install an IP tracker to your blog, for example statcounter. This will track everyone who visits your blog, I kind of think it’s quite a violation of privacy.

Can you see who sent Anon messages on Tumblr?

What is the post limit on Tumblr?

You can only post a total of 250 posts daily. This includes reblogs, and yes, the number applies to the cumulative posts on both your primary and secondary blogs. Tumblr will reset the post limit only when it hits 12 midnight Eastern Time, as its headquarters is based in New York.

How do you answer an ask on Tumblr?

The blog owner can publish the “Ask” as well as the answer or respond directly to the querent’s ask box using the “Answer Privately” button. Replying to a public answer is accomplished by simply clicking a button, while replying to a private response requires typing into the other user’s ask box.

Where do I find the Ask box on Tumblr?

Log in to your Tumblr account and click the name of your blog in the menu bar at the top. Click the “Settings” link that displays on the right side. Scroll down to the Ask section and see that the “Let people ask questions” box is clicked. If not, click the box and and then click the “Save preferences” button at the bottom of the page.

How do I allow people to ask me questions on Tumblr?

In the Ask section, enable “Let people ask questions.” Fill in “Ask page title” with whatever you’d like to name the Ask page (and the Ask link on your theme if it shows one). If you want to allow anyone (not just Tumblr users) to ask questions, check the box that says “Allow anonymous questions.” Tap the account icon (the little human).

How do I add an Ask page on my blog?

Click “Settings” under the account menu at the top of the dashboard, then on the right side of the page, choose the blog you’d like to update. In the Ask section, enable “Let people ask questions.” Fill in “Ask page title” with whatever you’d like to name the Ask page (and the Ask link on your theme if it shows one).

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